Paired Passage 2: The Art of Choosing

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English
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9th Grade
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Leah Higginson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following inferences best explains why Simpson was able to survive after Yates cut the rope?
He got lucky and landed on a ledge instead of falling deeper into the crevasse.
He could move better because hypothermia made his broken leg numb.
Yates waited for him to arrive at base camp so he could be medically transported away.
Yates carried him most of the way so it was as difficult to escape the crevasse.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is most likely the reason why Steven Callahan was able to survive?
He knows how to craft a makeshift spear.
He ate the birds that flocked toward remains of barnacles on the raft.
He was an experienced mariner.
He maintained the attitude that he could and would survive.
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
CCSS.RI.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following adjectives most closely describes the tone of paragraph 4?
determined
apprehensive
defeated
excited
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which details belong Steven Callahan? (Check all that apply)
Took notes during his experience
Did yoga to stay sane
Dropped into a crevasse
Crawled across a glacier
Was stranded because of a storm
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which details belong to Joe Simpson? (Check all that apply)
Stuck at sea
Did yoga to stay sane
Was left to die by his friend
Crawled across a glacier
Broke his leg
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the words listed below best match the term imperative as it is used in the passage?
crucial
optional
voluntary
trivial
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the dictionary entry pictured. Which definition does NOT match the meaning of the term, critical, as it is used in paragraph 3?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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